Achalasia mimicking prepubertal anorexia nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 356-359

  Richterich, Andreas ^a   Brunner, Romuald ^a   Resch, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Differential diagnosis; Eating disorders; Prepubertal anorexia nervosa

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SWALLOWING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT DISEASE;

AGE OF ONSET; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; PUBERTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0037395556     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10144     Document Type: Article

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